Jun Jong-Seo is cast in TVING drama series “Empress Woo” (literal title). Jun Jong-Seo will play the title character of Empress Woo. The drama series is set within the Goguryeo kingdom and features an action-thriller-historical script. When her husband the king dies, Empress Woo has 24 hours to find his replacement.
“Empress Woo” will be availbale to stream sometime in 2024.
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Tomoya Nakamura is cast in TV Asahi drama series “Hayabusa Syobodan.” The drama series is based on 2022 novel “Hayabusa Syobodan” by Jun Ikeido (“Naoki Hanzawa“). Tomoya Nakamura will play main character Taro Mima. He works as a writer and decides to live in the house his father left for him in a mountain village. There, he becomes involved with the volunteer fire department.
“Hayabusa Syobodan” will first air July, 2023 in Japan.
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Go Ayano, Tasuku Emoto, & Honami Sato are cast in movie “Hanakutashi.” The film is based on the 2000 novel of same name by Hisaki Matsuura and directed by Haruhiko Arai (“This Country’s Sky“). For “Hanakutashi,” Go Ayano will play Tochitani. He who works as a director in the porn industry. Tasuku Emoto will play Iseki, who aspired to become a screenwriter. Honami Sato will play actress Shoko.
“Hanakutashi” will be released sometime during winter, 2023 in Japan.
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Kim Tae-Hee, Lim Ji-Yeon, Kim Sung-Oh, & Choi Jae-Rim are cast in ENA-Genie TV drama series “House with a Yard” (literal title). The drama series is based on novel “Madangyi Itneun Jib” by Kim Jin-Young and directed by Jung Ji-Hyun (“Twenty Five Twenty One“). The family thriller script revolves around a housewife played by Kim Tae-Hee who notices a strange smell in her yard. This leads her to eventually meet a woman played by Lim Ji-Yeon who suffers from domestic abuse.
“House with a Yard” will first air June, 2023 in South Korea.
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Trailer added for movie “Kingdom 3” starring Kento Yamazaki, Ryo Yoshizawa, & Takao Osawa. The trailer begins with Ouki (Takao Osawa) naming the force Hishintai, which is led by Shin (Kento Yamazaki) and has 100 warriors, as they prepare to go to the battlefied.
“Kingdom 3” will be released July 28, 2023 in Japan.
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Park Ji-Hu, Jo Joon-Young, Choi Bo-Min, and Park Yoo-Na are cast in drama series “Spirit Fingers.” The drama series is based on webcomic “Spirit Fingers” by Han Kyung-Chal. The screenplay will revolve around members of a sketch club named Spirit Fingers. Park Ji-Hu plays Song Woo-Yeon. She has low self-esteem and is ignored at home, but she joins Spirit Fingers due to the outgoing nature of its members.
“Spirit Fingers” will air sometime in the second half of this year.
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Teaser trailer 3 added for tvN drama series “Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938” starring Lee Dong-Wook, Kim So-Yeon, & Kim Beom. Captions in the teaser trailer states (0:09) “Unfinished ill-fated relationship,” (0:13) “Brothers who met again,” (0:28) “To protect everyone,” (0:35) “The hunt Begins.” The end of the teaser trailer has Lee Dong-Wook as Lee Yeon stating “Fox pays back favor and also takes revenge.” The drama series is a sequel to 2020 tvn drama series “Tale of the Nine Tailed.”
“Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938” first airs May 6, 2023 in South Korea.
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Kim Hee-Seon, Lee Hye-Young, Kim Nam-Hee, & Kang Hae-Lim are cast in new drama series “Gaslighting” (literal title). The drama series will be directed by Kim Seung-Woo (“Bring Me Home“). Premise for the drama series has Kim Hee-Seon playing a successful married woman and Lee Hye-Young playing her mother-in-law. They frequently have clashes, but they work together when Kim Hee-Seon’s No Young-Won falls into danger.
“Gaslighting” will air sometime during the second half of this year in South Korea.
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Launching trailer added for Disney+ drama series “Race” starring Lee Yeon-Hee, Hong Jong-Hyun, Moon So-Ri, & U-Know Yunho. Captions in the first trailer states (0:18) “#Zero qualification #Full of passion Park Yoon-Zo,” (0:23) “#Work-life balance #Large company Ace Ryu Jae-Min,” (0:39) “#Role model #PR Specialist Ku Yi-Jung,” (0:44) “Excellent with communication #Young CEO Seo Dong-Hoon,” (0:52) “Life race,” (0:55) “From now on,” (0:58) “Begins.”
“Race” will be available to stream from May 10, 2023.
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Teaser trailer 5 added for Channel A drama series “Queen of Masks” starring Kim Sun-A, Oh Yoon-Ah, Shin Eun-Jung, & Yoo-Sun. The new teaser trailer is over a minute long and has Kim Sun-A as Do Jae-Yi providing narration throughout. She states “This is just the beginning. The beginning of the revenge that I waited 10 years for. I’m going to crush you more cruelly and more miserably. In exchange for the hell you showed me on that day, your mask is now taken off. The moment when this door is opened.”
“Queen of Masks” will first air April 24, 2023 in South Korea.
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